Title :
Brightness enhancement using core doped Nd:YAG ceramic rods for side pumped laser heads in laser amplifiers and oscillators
Author :
Strasser, A. ; Obeid, Abdulrahman Scheikh ; Ostermeyer, Martin
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Potsdam, Potsdam
Abstract :
Core doped Nd:YAG ceramic rods are employed in amplifier and oscillator setups. SBS-phase conjugating mirrors are applied to compensate for the rod´s refractive index step. Brightness enhancement of 2 is demonstrated compared to conventional rod.
Keywords :
brightness; laser mirrors; optical phase conjugation; optical pumping; oscillators; refractive index; solid lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS-phase conjugating mirrors; YAG:Nd; brightness enhancement; core doped ceramic rods; laser amplifiers; oscillators; refractive index; side pumped laser heads; Brightness; Ceramics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Oscillators; Phase change materials; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452869
